Stewards Report

Redcliffe Harness

Date: Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Track: Good

Weather: Fine

Stewards Panel: D. Farquharson (Chairman), M. Greentree, L. Bahr, A. Dowsett

Officials: Dr B. Morris (Veterinarian), J. Brown (Judge), B. Wilson (Assistant Judge), J. Suli & J. Petersen (Starters), K. Williams (Swab Official)

Race 1 - STU VALENTINE FOR BLOODSTOCK INSURANCE PACE            1780M

Motu Cullen NZ  (Jonah Hutchinson) inclined to race keenly in the early stages when placed four back on the marker pegs.

Rock Hammer (Brendan Barnes) inconvenienced close to the finish when Theresachance shifted out under pressure.

General

Nathan Rothwell was reminded of his obligations to keep a horse straight in the concluding stages after allowing Theresachance to shift out under pressure in the run to the finish.

Race 2 – MAZDA ASPLEY PACE         1780M

Illbewatching (Pete McMullen) inclined to hang in on the final turn and contacted marker pegs. Failed to gain clear running in the concluding stages and was not fully tested.

Kiss On The Beach (Brendan Barnes) held up for clear running on the final turn when trailing the tiring Mister Hart

Race 3 - ELDERS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PACE  1780M

Always Locksley (Alanah Richardson) pulled hard in the score up.  Held up for clear running on the final turn and in the early stages of the home straight.

General

Monterey Jack NZ was inspected by the veterinarian prior to this race and was subsequently declared a late scratching at 4:39 PM.  Stewards adopted the veterinary advice that Monterey Jack NZ not be permitted to race for a period of 10 days at the conclusion of which a veterinary clearance will be required from connections.

Race 4 - MEMBERS DRAW WINNER DAN COSTELLO PACE  1780M

Rollonx (Pete McMullen) shifted in at the 1200 when progressing to the lead and contacted a marker peg.

Bahamas Miss (Zac Chappenden) slow to muster speed at the start and hung in on the first turn before being corrected by its driver. Hung in again on the final turn and contacted marker pegs and a warning was issued.

Race 5 – GARRARDS HORSE AND HOUND PACE      1780M

Ghost Train (Angus Garrard) held up for clear running in the early stages of the home straight. Had a tendency to hang out when availing the Sprint Lane which delayed the gelding fully utilising the to the sprint lane until well into the straight.

Race 6 - AQWA CONSTRUCTIONS 1 WIN PACE          1780M

Team Sport (Adam Richardson) hung in approaching the first turn and continued to hang in badly throughout the race and finished in last position beaten 38.5 metres. The Stewards directed a veterinary examination be carried out on the gelding which revealed no significant findings. Trainer John Boserio advised Stewards he would be making gear adjustments to the gelding and it would be his intention to give Team Sport a ten day let up before racing again. On this undertaking Stewards took no further action other than to place Team Sport on its last chance to race truly.

Bettor Dream Sweet (Jonah Hutchinson)back in the mobile draw after two successful consecutive starts.

Race 7 – DRIVER OF THE NIGHT BRENDAN BARNES PACE  1780M

Lincoln Hart (Dayl March) broke in the early stages of the score up and caused interference to horses drawn behind resulting in a false start being declared. Connections were advised the gelding will be excluded from the barrier draw in future mobile starts. Inconvenienced at the 400 metres after locking wheels with Achromatic when checked by Tamarah which raced roughly when leading.

Kiwi Royalty (Noel Parrish) back in the mobile draw after two successful consecutive starts.

Watching Ricky (Brendan Barnes) broke gait free of interference approaching the winning post with one lap remaining and consequently lost valuable ground. After considering previous offences in this regard, Watching Ricky was stood down from racing until it can trial successfully on two consecutive occasions.

Achromatic (Nathan Dawson) inconvenienced at the 400 metres after locking sulky wheels with Lincoln Hart when checked by Tamarah which raced roughly when leading.

Pretty Little Liar (Leonard Cain) broke in the early stages of the score up at the first attempt of the start. Connections were advised the filly will be placed on its last chance in the draw.

Tamarah (Angus Garrard) inclined to race roughly when leading in particular from the 500 to the 200 metres and a warning was issued.

Race 8 – DARREN EBERT AND CO PACE       1780M

No racing incidents.

Race 9 – WOLF SIGNS MAIDEN PACE 1780M

Pinkchampagne (Angus Garrard) raced greenly when having its first race start and shifted in and contacted a marker peg on the back straight on the first occasion.

Trustfull (Hannah Anforth) Stewards questioned the driving tactics adopted by Hannah Anforth, in particular the exertion placed on the mare in the first 600 metres of the race when challenging for the lead with Dahrlinn. This challenge was unsuccessful and resulted in the first sectional being recorded in 29.1 seconds. In the concluding stages, Trustfull tired and finished in last position beaten 80 metres. Hannah Anforth explained her driving instructions were to utilise the mares early speed and attempt to lead but was unable to cross Dahrlinn. Junior driver advocate Ben Battle advised Stewards that Trustfull was inclined to over race after being exerted early for the lead which contributed to the mare tiring in the concluding stages. Stewards advised Hannah Anforth the second challenge for the lead in the back straight was unrealistic and was a contributing factor to the mares poor performance. Stewards cautioned Miss Anforth for an ill judged drive and was advised should she drive in a similar manner in future more severe action would be taken against her licence.

Creedence (Pete McMullen) broke in the early stages of the score up but was in position when the start was affected.

Race 10 – PELICAN WATERS RESORT PACE 1780M

Sarie Marais (Mathew Neilson) failed to gain clear running in the concluding stages and was not fully tested.

Swabs samples taken for analysis

Pre-race

            R2        Kiss On The Beach

            R6        Singer Snap

            R7        Tamarah

            R8        Lord Denzel

            R9        Trustfull

            R10      Crime Time

            R10      Feeling The Power

           

Post-race

           All winners

Race Day Summary

Scratchings

            R5        Splashndash - Vets

            R3        Monterey Jack – L/Scr Vets

Licensee Actions

        

            Nil

Animal Actions

            R3        Monterey Jack NZ – VXBR CR L/SCR SD10D SDVETS

            R6        Bettor Dream Sweet – BMD

            R7        Kiwi Royalty – BMD

            R7        Watching Ricky – B SD2T

            R7        Lincoln Hart – CFS ODM

The matters contained within this Stewards report may be subject to external review.  The Racing Appeals Panel manages external reviews and the Racing Appeals Panel publishes its decisions on its website.
 
This report and the Stewards Comments for this meeting may be amended at any time, at the sole discretion of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards as races are reviewed.